21st Century Acts

They weren’t lost. They weren’t in rebellion. They were exactly where God led them, and the water was gone.

At Rephidim, Israel asked, “Is the LORD among us, or not?” God’s answer was to stand on a rock and let it be struck in their place.

New episode of 21st Century Acts: Exodus 17:1–7, “Is the LORD Among Us, or Not?” We cover Massah and Meribah, the Rock that was Christ, and why Moses lost the Promised Land for striking it a second time.

Dry places can be on God’s route.

What is the Gospel, really? In this message from 1 Corinthians 15:1–4 we look at the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We cover why it’s good news, the bad news that makes it necessary, and how Acts 2:38 shows us the pattern for our own lives: repent (death), be baptized in Jesus’ name (burial), and receive the Holy Ghost (resurrection). Belief and baptism aren’t alternatives. Scripture joins them together. The Gospel is something to obey.

Are you in the faith? Examine yourself (2 Cor. 13:5).

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MANNA IN THE WILDERNESS

21st Century Acts with Jonathan Nathaniel Hayes

What happens when you’ve seen God do the impossible, but you still struggle to trust Him with tomorrow?

In Exodus 16, Israel has been delivered from Egypt, witnessed the Red Sea crossing, and experienced the power of God. Yet in the wilderness, hunger gives way to murmuring, and yesterday’s miracles seem to fade from memory.

God sends manna—but the lesson is about far more than food. He is teaching His people to depend on Him daily.

Then, in John 6, Jesus declares:

“I am the bread of life.” — John 6:35 (KJV)

The manna sustained Israel in the wilderness, but Jesus offers something greater: the Bread of Life who gives eternal life.

In this message, we explore the danger of romanticizing our old life, the temptation to hoard what God has provided, the purpose of daily dependence, and the truth that God is concerned not only with bringing us through the wilderness, but with transforming us in it.

Here’s the question: Will you trust God with your today without holding the answers to your tomorrow?

📖 Scripture: Exodus 16; John 6:32–35, 41, 48–51, 53–58, 60–61, 66–69

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Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth”

Are we actually letting the Bible speak—or are we making the Bible say what we already believe?

In this episode of 21st Century Acts, we explore how Scripture interprets Scripture, the importance of context, and how the Holy Ghost and the written Word work together.

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God…” — 2 Timothy 2:15

Listen, study, and decide for yourself: does what we believe hold up against the Book?

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The first song ever recorded in Scripture (Exodus 15) and the last song ever recorded in Scripture (Revelation 15) are the same song. One sung at the Red Sea. One sung at the sea of glass. Same Savior — He is your salvation, your strength, your song, and your warrior.

In this episode we walk through 9 truths about who God is in this song, and end with the question every listener has to answer: who's on the Lord's side?

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Sometimes God's obedience leads straight into a trap — mountains on one side, the sea on the other, Pharaoh's army closing in. No exit. No mistake. In this episode of 21st Century Acts, we walk through Exodus 14: the Red Sea as grave for Egypt and womb for Israel — one judgment, two outcomes, and a people who walked out the other side no longer slaves.

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"The Long Way Home" | Exodus 13

In the middle of the exodus — plagues behind them, freedom ahead — God does something unexpected: He doesn't take Israel the short way. He takes the long way. Because sometimes the nearest road isn't the right one, and the longer road is where God actually forms us.

This week, Jonathan Nathaniel Hayes digs into Exodus 13 — the firstborn, the call to remember, the road God chose over the road that was near, and the presence that never left their side.

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"The Long Way Home" | Exodus 13

In the middle of the exodus — plagues behind them, freedom ahead — God does something unexpected: He doesn't take Israel the short way. He takes the long way. Because sometimes the nearest road isn't the right one, and the longer road is where God actually forms us.

This week, Jonathan Nathaniel Hayes digs into Exodus 13 — the firstborn, the call to remember, the road God chose over the road that was near, and the presence that never left their side.

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Pharaoh asked, "Who is the LORD?" Ten plagues later, Egypt had its answer.

🩸 Blood over the Nile. 🐸 Frogs in the bedchamber. 🌑 Three days of darkness on the sun-god himself.

This wasn't random judgment — it was a courtroom verdict against every god Egypt trusted. And it all comes down to one question for you: has the blood been applied?

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One of the strangest statements in Exodus becomes a doorway into one of the most beautiful pictures of Christ.

When Zipporah says to Moses, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood,” what is happening? Why does covenant blood matter? And how does this connect to God's seven “I wills” in Exodus 6—and ultimately to Jesus Christ?

The God who says “I AM” is the God who says “I WILL.”

He brings His people out.

He delivers.

He redeems.

He claims them as His own.

He becomes their God.

He brings them into His promise.

He gives them an inheritance.

And in the New Covenant, we discover that the Church has a Bridegroom who gave His blood for His Bride.

Jesus is our Bridegroom.

Jesus is our Redeemer.

Jesus is our covenant.

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